China Entertainment 1997

All kinds of speculations made this group of judges confused and could only test with words.

"Why such a nickname?"

"Fun."

A rich electronic sound sounded, and a masked singer followed a similar routine, saying less and speaking less, so as not to lose too many words.

Sha Yi stared and looked up and down several times: "Have we ever filmed a movie together?"

"I'm a singer."

Sha Yi scratched his head and replied that he was a singer. In fact, he had no intention of filming with him, but he did not answer directly. A singer can also become an actor.

According to normal logic, since there is no direct answer, then it may be that he has filmed a movie, otherwise he would be blunt, but there is no guarantee that it is not a conspiracy.

Until now, under the deliberate misleading of the program team and Cao Xuan.

The judging panel and some of the audience were already walking in a rhythm and could not think calmly at all. They were thinking rightly and wrongly at the same time, being suspicious and cautious, and hesitant.

"Did you write that song just now?"

Da Zhangwei hit the point directly, while Cao Xuan still practiced Tai Chi and said ambiguously: "I'm not good at writing songs."

There was also a hint of denial, but there was no direct answer, which made the judging panel itch with hatred.

Several other masked singers and program crews who knew the inside story almost fell over and choked to death when they heard this.

Not good at writing songs! ! !

If you're not good at it, how many people in the entire Chinese music scene, or even the entire international music scene, dare to claim to be good at writing songs?

Qi Wei looked at Cao Xuan's figure with an inquiring expression and asked thoughtfully.

"Do we know each other?"

"know."

"When did you first meet?"

"forget."

"Whatever I usually call you, or whatever you call me."

"Call each other names or teachers."

"..."

After a confrontation, Qi Wei was a little discouraged. Cao Xuan was even more slippery than the others before, and he kept his mouth shut, and even misled them in turn. The jury was still unable to get any clues, but the suspicion became more and more intense. .

During this period, Cao Xuan also decided the winner with [Huangzi], and won today's championship with a huge advantage.

Because they are the last two singers, there is no need to wait. The two singers can reveal the answer one by one. [The Prodigal Son] will reveal the answer first if he loses, and Cao Xuan will be revealed in glory at the end.

After discussion, the jury finally determined that [The Prodigal Son] was Cao Xuan.

Unexpectedly, this group of people did not recognize Cao Xuan as Zhang Jie, whom he deliberately disguised as Zhang Jie, but another singer-songwriter-Hu Yanbin.

This made Cao Xuan a little confused, because Hu Yanbin is not a singer known for his high notes. The only possibility is probably the new song "Wukong".

Although they guessed that Cao Xuan would be here this time, they didn't expect to be able to come up with two songs in one breath. Since they were being paced in various ways, they thought that the program team might have deliberately invited a singer-songwriter to come.

There are only a few well-known singer-songwriters in China, and even fewer are good at ancient styles and have good singing skills.

Although they also speculated that Cao Xuan might have given the new song to [Big Demon King] to sing, they still chose to take a gamble.

In the expectant eyes of the audience, [Huangzi] really put off his disguise, revealing a very familiar face.

"Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Jie."

"well……"

The jury sighed, but looked at Cao Xuan again, with puzzlement, inquiry, surprise, expectation, and shock in their eyes.

In the sight of mixed emotions, Cao Xuan did not show off and took off his mask, which immediately caused the crowd to exclaim.

Although many people had some vague guesses, there were more people who didn't know the truth. Even those who had guesses were still surprised when they saw Cao Xuan show up.

Cao Xuan took the lead and hugged Zhang Jie: "I knew it was you as soon as I heard it. There are not many people who can imitate my voice habits so closely."

"No, I'm the little Cao Xuan you appointed."

Zhang Jie had a complacent look on his face. Although he was now considered successful and ranked as a first-tier singer, he still felt a bit proud when he mentioned this matter in front of Cao Xuan.

Several members of the judging panel also greeted Cao Xuan. Apart from Wang Ya, a newcomer, Da Zhang Wei was not familiar with him, and everyone else had dealt with him a lot.

"Teacher Cao, since when did we call each other teacher?"

Qi Wei said that Cao Xuan had just lied and tried to regain his respect. Cao Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, I will call you Teacher Qi from now on."

"Farewell, I really don't dare."

Qi Wei clasped her hands together and begged for mercy. In the entire Chinese music world, Cao Xuan could only call him a teacher if he was a big shot or a senior in the music industry. How could she dare to accept this title?

Seniority is the most important thing in the industry. If any petty boss really takes it seriously, giving her two pairs of shoes will be enough for her.

Cao Xuan didn't expect that Qi Wei would be frightened like this just by making a few jokes, so he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

So he usually doesn't like to participate in variety shows. His status is too high now. Many times he can't let go, and others can't let go. He doesn't even dare to make jokes.

In the past, I could still have fun when I was masked, but once my identity was exposed, it was obvious that the atmosphere was stagnant, and the laughing and joking jury became much more serious.

Da Zhangwei was one of the few people who dared to meet Cao Xuan, and he also took on half of the hosting duties.

"Teacher Cao, is "Wukong" your new work?"

"It's one of my singles, and it's also the theme song for an animation movie of our company. Maybe next year everyone will be able to see the song and the movie story."

"What about "The Thread Pulling Show"?"

"It was also written by me. It's a very early work, almost the same as "Exploring the Window", but Teacher Zeng never published it."

"It's such a shame that we can only hear such a great song today."

Da Zhangwei is partly flattering and partly a pity. He really loves music. It is indeed a pity that such a masterpiece has been buried for several years. Fortunately, it is not too late to see the light of day now.

The rest was relatively simple. Cao Xuan talked about the creative background of the two songs, invited Huang Bo and Zeng Li, and then promoted the movie "Dear" together.

Finally, Cao Xuan, Huang Bo, and Zeng Li sang "Dear Child", one of the theme songs of the movie "Dear".

The original work of "Dear Child" was sung by Su Rui, and it is also the theme song of the movie The Extralegal. It is an old song from the 1980s.

"Dear child, have you cried today?

Whether all friends have left,

Leaving behind a loneliness that cannot be taken away.

Dear child, did you cry today?

Whether your beautiful clothes are stained.

But I can't find anyone to talk to

…”

After Cao Xuan obtained the copyright of the song, he made some adaptations of the melody and lyrics.

The overall song is more soothing and warm, mixed with a bit of calling and care. It is not only more in line with the anti-trafficking concept of "Dear", but also more in line with the habits of modern listeners.

The warm singing voice resounded across the stage, Cao Xuan and others sang with emotion, the singing voice was touching, and it made people cry.

………

After "Dear Child" was sung, Cao Xuan and others did not stay in the program group any longer and turned around one after another.

However, before the two left, they went to look under the statue of Wu Zetian. Although they couldn't see the whole picture, it was good to feel the majesty and wonder of the statue.

Anyway, Cao Xuan understands why many people like to create wonders, which gives them a special sense of accomplishment.

Zeng Li was in a better mood. He even ran all the way out and found an angle to take a photo of himself that included the full view of the statue. He planned to go back and wash it out and mount it on the wall.

Cao Xuan strongly suspected that she was provoking the Empress of the East Palace...

But now Hu Jing has escaped. The two people who are busy promoting "Dear" have no time at the moment and have been running promotional work.

In mid-July, "Dear" began to be screened in many cities, and "The Masked Singer" also released a special episode after working overtime.

"The Masked Singer" is broadcast on Suzhou Satellite TV and Penguin Star Video, with the latter being more popular.

After all, there is a guessing element, so many viewers and netizens prefer to eat it with barrage.

"The Masked Singer" has been released for two episodes, and the data results are pretty good. This time there is a special episode with Cao Xuan appearing. The TV station and website are trying their best to build momentum for this episode without spoiling the show.

For example, Penguin Star Video provides the best recommended resources, not only on the top of the homepage, but also on the page entering the website.

Today's Penguin Star Video is also a famous website on the Internet.

It competes with Youku, iQiyi, and Tudou. Even this is considered to give face to those three companies. In fact, Penguin Star is one against three.

Tudou has actually fallen behind. In recent years, it has been relying on its reputation in previous years, but its assets and strength have long been far inferior to those of other companies, even worse than Sohu, which has begun to lose ground, and LeTV, which has come up from behind.

If nothing else happens, the four major websites in the future are likely to be Penguin, Youku, iQiyi and LeTV.

Among them, although LeTV Video was established early, it has only just started to gain momentum in the past two years. It mainly focuses on the purchase and operation of film and television copyrights, and its self-produced films and variety shows still lack some foundation.

Youku is the original video leader, and it is also the only website among several companies that does not rely on behind-the-scenes capital.

But precisely because of this, although it has a great reputation and comprehensive development, it is still in a difficult situation under the successive attacks of major capitals. If it is not good, it will be the next Tudou or Sohu.

Youku is not sitting still and is currently in contact with Alibaba to find a big backer.

In fact, both Penguin Star and LeTV are interested in contacting him, but the owners are afraid of being completely annexed, so they prefer Jack Ma, which can keep a certain amount of power and the Youku brand.

iQiyi is special. It can be considered a new website. It has only been established for a few years, but it has the support of Baidu, which is at its peak. Last year, it merged with PPS Video. It has risen very quickly and has become one of the four major websites in just a few years. .

As for Penguin Star Video, the right time, place and people are all in place. Backed by the two major capitals of Fanxing and Penguin, with money and works, it not only develops rapidly, but is also the video website with the strongest comprehensive capabilities.

Currently, Penguin Star has more than 200 million registered users, with quarterly paying members reaching 30 to 50 million.

This data is already very impressive. You must know that many well-known APP paying users will not reach this level in 2022.

With Penguin Star's achievements, let alone comparing with its peers, it is even among the best in the entire network.

Such a platform strongly promotes "The Masked Singer", which naturally brings extremely high traffic to the program.

[Come, come, look at the introduction, this issue is a special episode]

[The former lead singer of Feier Band was featured in the last issue, but I don’t know who is included in this issue]

[Zhan Wenting lost so unfairly. Many people had already guessed that [Rock Panda] was Zheng Jun, and she suffered a big loss in voting]

[Indeed, Zheng Jun is a bit boring after his identity is exposed, he might as well be eliminated]

At the beginning of the show, when the host and the judges interacted, the barrage also talked about the singers from the previous episode. Some speculated on the identity of the promoted singers, and some regretted the fate of the eliminated ones.

[Here we go, four singers]

[I am the only one in heaven and earth who is the undefeated Great Demon King. Who is this? He is too crazy]

[Hahaha, I think it’s quite fun]

[Spoilers after reading this, it’s...]

[Spoilers kill the whole family]

[Don’t be fooled, it’s Hu Yanbin]

[Fart, it’s obviously JJ Lin]

In order to allow the audience to immerse themselves in the performance, the four singers backstage were directly masked and disguised, and many details that could reveal their identities were edited out.

However, after the follow-up program ferments, a full membership version will be released online, which will have more details, including many scenes of Cao Xuan and the others before they put on makeup.

In order to prevent spoilers, the program team has also made arrangements for barrages, as long as there are barrages similar to revealing identities.

Delete it as much as possible. If you can't delete it at all, you will pretend to break the news and fish in troubled waters, so that the audience can't tell the truth from the lies.

[This [laughing often] is sung well]

【Zhang Yu? The sound is not similar]

[Hahaha, after watching it, I guessed the singer and fell into misunderstandings]

[(⊙o⊙)Wow, [Qing Yi] looks great in her outfit, and Sanqi is the best looking one]

[Fairy of the Moon Palace, the Peerless Chang'e]

[What a great song, why haven’t I heard this "Silk Opera" before?]

【Drama? Zeng Li didn’t run away anymore】

[Hahaha, the recognition is so high, the jury probably recognized it]

[Since it is Zeng Li, the song must have been written by Cao Xuan]

[I understand everything I know]

[It turned out to be Huang Bo, I really didn’t expect it]

[The program team is playing in the dark under the lights]

Huang Bo and Zeng Li took turns to appear, which aroused widespread discussion among the audience, especially the latter. The "Silk String Opera" and the drama triggered the first climax of this episode, and Huang Bo's unveiling was also unexpected.

[Ah ah ah, "Not a Hero" is my favorite song]

[My dear, [Jiang Hu Ronin] is not the one I thought]

[This chorus... really has the shadow of the boss]

[It is indeed the way of the Cao thief, although it looks a bit different, but it is probably disguised]

[No, in the previous episodes of singers there were people who could completely hide themselves. With Cao Xuan’s ability, he wouldn’t dare to reveal anything, but he wouldn’t be able to be seen out like this.]

[But based on my intuition from reading novels and TV series for many years, this should be fishing]

[That’s right, [Jiang Hu Ronin] is so directional that it’s like a bait with salty hooks]

[You may be overthinking it. Maybe you thought it was a variety show and didn’t pay much attention to it, so you just sang it casually]

[The face is revealed, it’s really Zeng Li]

【As expected】

[Zeng Li is still so good-looking. She was a great beauty back then, but now she is becoming more and more elegant as she gets older]

[I was born in 1976 and am almost forty years old. I can’t tell at all. Time never defeats beauty.]

【The thief is so lucky】

[The song "Wukong" is so nice]

[Sad, angry and crazy, he is a human, a ghost or a monster, the artistic conception is really good]

[No need to guess, this big devil must be Cao Xuan, no one else can write such a song]

【Prophet's knife】

The appearance of Jiang Hu Ronin caused waves of speculation, and there were various discussions about Zeng Li's unveiling. The appearance of "Wukong" shocked everyone, and the barrage began to flood the sky.

[This big devil is so cunning]

[Friends, remember that I am not good at writing songs, I will take the test later]

[The program crew is really good at playing, doing all kinds of good things, but now I’m a little unsure]

[Haha, the hair of the commentary team is starting to fall out, this program is too brain-consuming]

[It turns out to be Zhang Jie, I wonder who can imitate so much like Cao Xuan]

[For popular science, Zhang Jie, nicknamed Xiao Cao Xuan, became famous by imitating Cao Xuan when he debuted. Many of his songs could even be fake for a time.]

[The program team is really yin]

【Cao thief! ! ! 】

[I knew it was him, who else besides him could produce two masterpieces in one breath]

[Cao Xuan: I’m not good at writing songs]

[I don’t blame Da Zhang, Wei and the others for not being able to guess it. Who would have thought that the dignified official Cao would have such a bad name]

[It’s okay and not outrageous, it would be really killer if he was named Little Pink Princess]

[Haha, if he really chooses this name, it will be worth losing]

[The emotions of "The Silk String Opera" have been written a long time ago, Zeng Li is so lazy (can't laugh or cry)]

[I’m not a singer, and I don’t need a good brother, so I don’t care about this]

[This song "Dear Child" is sung so well, it makes people feel sad when listening to it]

[I found that Huang Bo’s singing skills are not bad, and Zeng Li is also good, even with a sense of high-end]

[It’s over. This episode is really exciting. There are countless big names and new songs. I strongly request the program team to invite a certain milk tea fat man]

【+1】

【……】

After the show was aired, it was also revealed that Cao Xuan and others participated in "The King of Masked Singer", which immediately reached the top of the hot search list and brought a lot of popularity to the show.

In a short period of time, the popularity and discussion of "The King of Masked Singer" has almost doubled, and the number of views of the special episode has soared at an incredible speed.

Director Su Wei couldn't sleep from ear to ear. He finally made the right bet on this move. As expected, "The King of Masked Singer" made huge profits with this stock wind.

Once the show became popular, good things came in pairs.

Needless to say about the sponsors, what makes Su Wei even more happy is that many singers who were originally difficult to chew have also relaxed.

In the past, some big names in the music industry or the kings and queens still maintained their own identities, but Cao Xuan can come to the show, and other people don't care about their figure.

It's okay to be popular, even if Cao Xuan's example is there, I won't look down on this kind of show, but I won't end easily.

However, some big names who have been out of date but still want to put on airs are now on the decline. Su Wei took this opportunity to get in touch with several veteran first-line singers.

As for the movie "Dear", the popularity of "The Masked Singer" has also brought good publicity effects.

There were several hot searches for tap water alone, so it was worthwhile for the three main creators to participate together.

At this juncture, "Dear" is also striking while the iron is hot, and will officially begin showing in theaters at the end of mid-July...